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Lost at Play: 500 Years of Fun and Games
Price
Free event; normal Sutton House admission charges apply.
Where
2 and 4 Homerton High Street, Hackney, London, E9 6JQ
About
An exhibition at Sutton House exploring five centuries of play through toys and games found beneath floorboards and behind door frames.
The display explores objects discovered beneath the floorboards in the 1990s, including dominoes, playing cards, chess pieces and gaming tokens carved from animal bone, tracing the people who lived, worked and went to school at Sutton House. Booking is not needed; the event is free but normal venue admission applies. Meeting point: Tea Room Exhibition Space.
All dates · 17
October 2026
November 2026
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